Chapter 84: Fraud

Chirp's resentment was almost tangible as she ate a big mouthful of vegetable puree, her face full of grievance.

After drinking milk for several months, she can finally eat some human food.

Great news!

But she still envied her second brother, who had plenty of food and wine. Jiujiu took a bite of the bland vegetable porridge and glanced at Gao Wenyan and the others.

Jinghelou Restaurant is famous in Beijing for its cuisine, and its prices are equally renowned. The combined wealth of Gao Wenyan and his companions simply couldn't afford to dine there. While they weren't particularly fond of fine food, they were still drawn to its delicious offerings.

But as they were eating, they suddenly felt a burning gaze fall upon them.

"Brother Su, your sister..."

The fair and cute little girl puffed up her chubby face and stared at them while they ate without even moving her eyes.

She looks like she really wants to eat it...

Tsk, you little glutton!

Su Yunyi was surprised by Gao Wenyan's way of addressing him. Over the course of a meal, he went from being the annoying Su Yunyi to being called Brother Su. These nerdy scholars were truly entertaining.

Su Yunyi couldn't let go of Jiujiu and turned her head away, "Don't make fun of me."

I can't even watch it anymore, it's too addictive.

She opened her arms to Gao Wenyan, looking like an enthusiastic little baby, and said, "I see you have extraordinary bones and must be very good at taking care of children. I'll give you a chance to hug me now."

Gao Wenyan was surprised: "Does she want me to hug her?"

Why does Su Yunyi's sister, that old fox, look like a little white rabbit?

Su Yunyi was overjoyed. Since Qiuqiu liked this extraordinary older brother so much, he should hurry up and leave. He didn't even give Gao Wenyan a chance to react before shoving Qiuqiu into his arms. Qiuqiu immediately reached out and wrapped her arms around Gao Wenyan's neck.

The siblings worked together so well that they didn't even give a third party a chance to resist.

Gao Wenyan, who subconsciously supported Qiuqiu's back, asked: "???"

"Are you really comfortable entrusting your sister to me?"

Su Yunyi beckoned to the waiter and ordered a bowl of the signature mixed noodles, completely unconcerned about Qiuqiu's fate. "Would you hit her?"

Gao Wenyan was shocked: "We are all gentlemen, how could we hit someone for no reason?"

"Would you scold her?"

"Say it again, I am a civilized person!"

"That's fine, you play with her. By the way, the mixed noodles here are also very famous, you should all try it."

Qiuqiu tugged at Gao Wenyan's hair slightly to remind him, "You must eat a bowl, let me smell it."

Qiuqiu's implication was undisguised, and Gao Wenyan raised his hand and ordered a bowl, whispering to Qiuqiu, "I'll let you have a taste later."

[What a wonderful person! An absolutely wonderful person!]

Su Yunyi scoffed, wondering if Qiuqiu would be easily tricked away with a bowl of noodles when she grew up.

Seeing how intently they ate their noodles, the other two also ordered a bowl of noodles.

The assorted noodles at Jinghelou were served in a small bowl. Gao Wenyan picked up a piece of noodle the size of a fingernail and fed it to Qiuqiu.

【tasty! 】

When Qiao Muyang came in, Su Yunyi's table was all eating noodles in silence, and he didn't even notice them as he passed by.

Qiao Muyang found out that He Xunyuan lived in Jinghe Tower and came here specifically to bump into him. In addition, he also found out that the manager of Jinghe Tower was holding a poetry gathering here, and talented people would compose and recite poems here.

He must seize this opportunity to distinguish himself!

A friendly waiter greeted us: "Sir, what would you like to eat?"

Qiao Muyang: "Give me a pot of tea."

Every year, a group of scholars would only drink tea and not order anything else. When the poetry gathering began, they would gather together to compose and recite poems.

The waiter smiled obsequiously, "Are you here for a poetry gathering? Would you mind if this way you come?"

Qiao Muyang's face froze: "Do you think I can't afford it?"

The waiter was flustered: "No, no, no, I wouldn't dare. It was the manager's order that we have a special area for you talented gentlemen to attend the poetry gathering. Would you please move there?"

Qiao Muyang ignored the waiter and simply asked him, "Do you know who I am?"

The waiter kept shaking his head; it was a stranger, someone he didn't recognize. He was just a waiter, what else could he do but bow and scrape?

The waiter thought to himself that this person was even more difficult to serve than the young master of the Marquis's mansion.

"Who are you?"

"I am the young master of the Wenyang Marquisate! This Jinghe Tower is the property of my third cousin."

The waiter glanced at Qiao Muyang, then turned and glanced at Su Yunyi and Jiujiu, who were busy eating noodles. The proper master of the Marquisate hadn't even spoken yet, but this guy practically had the words "he's the boss" written all over his face.

"I'll go and fetch the shopkeeper for you."

This kind of difficult customer is better served by the shopkeeper!

The commotion on Qiao Muyang's side attracted some people's attention, and soon the shopkeeper came over to usher them in. The small commotion was calmed down.

Qiao Muyang was assigned a seat near the poetry gathering. The shopkeeper had some impression of Qiao Muyang; he had seen him when he went to the Marquis's residence to deliver the account books. The young master was indeed the real one, but his relationship with his master was not very harmonious.

However, it's not a good time to start a conflict. These scholars already look down on merchants, and it wouldn't be good if they used that to attack Third Master.

Jiujiu was bored, so she stood on Gao Wenyan's legs, patted his shoulder and looked around, and accidentally saw Qiao Muyang in the distance.

[The male lead has appeared! My moment of glory is about to begin!]

She's about to start something!

Su Yunyi looked up blankly. What was she going to do?

You can tell from Chiu Chiu's chubby figure that she is very excited.

Forget it, leave her alone. What can a little baby who can't even crawl or stand steadily do anyway?

None of them noticed that someone on the second floor was watching them.

The young man in the blue brocade robe leaned forward and looked down at the building, his lips curling up. His fingers tapped lightly on the handrail, then suddenly paused. He tilted his head and asked the person next to him, "Who is that?"

Standing beside him was a boy in a gray shirt, who looked like a page, but his demeanor didn't suggest it at all.

He leaned over and looked in the direction He Xunyuan was pointing, curling his lips and saying, "Su Yunyi, the second young master of the Wenyang Marquis's Mansion."

"Not that."

He Shao narrowed his eyes and shook his head: "He should be a classmate of Su Yunyi."

An unknown person, I don’t know him.

He Xunyuan shook his head, "Wrong!"

He thought the chubby kid was more interesting.

"Let's go down and meet them."

He Shaoyu is the son of He Bei's eldest brother. His aunt suffered greatly at the Wenyang Marquis's residence and took his younger cousin back to Huizhou; he now hates everyone from the Wenyang Marquis's residence to the core!

He followed his cousin downstairs, muttering, "There's not a single good person in the Wenyang Marquis's Mansion. Humph, why should I go see them?"

"Third Brother, wait for me! I'm going to spit into their bowls!"

He hates everyone in Wenyang Marquis Mansion equally!

Qiao Muyang noticed He Xunyuan and He Shaoyu as soon as they came downstairs.

He straightened his clothes and pretended to meet him by chance. He bumped into He Xunyuan lightly.

"careful!"

"Excuse me! Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"

Qiao Muyang helped He Xunyuan up. "I am from the Wenyang Marquis's residence. If you need anything, you can come to the Wenyang Marquis's residence to find me. I don't know your honorable name, young master?"

He Shaoyu snorted coldly: "The Marquis of Wenyang's residence?"

"That's right, but..."

"Get out of the way!" He Shaoyu interrupted Qiao Muyang sharply, his voice full of impatience. "We don't deal with people from the Marquis of Wenyang's residence!"

(End of this chapter)